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26, 39, 42, 47, 33, 53 mm. Probably several of the larger sizes were 

 lost in taking out. Young are found in abundance, the remainder of 

 the season, until the last of October, when they reach a length of 40 mm. 

 to 55 mm. 



SALMONID^. The Salmon Family. 

 47. Salmo salar (Linnseus). Salmon. 



Geog. Dist.: North Atlantic, ascending rivers between Cape Cod and 

 Hudson Bay. Formerly south to Hudson River, and abundant in all 

 New England States. 



Migrations: Ascends New England rivers in May and June. 



Season in R. I.: Small fish, weighing two to three pounds, are taken in 

 Sakonnet River in the spring nearly every year. May 8, 1907, a salmon 

 weighing 22 pounds was caught by Captain Petty at Sakonnet Point. 



Reproduction: Eggs are about 1-5 inch in diameter and are laid from 

 October to December in water not warmer than 50° ; they are deposited 

 in shoal water on sandy bottom in deep depressions made by the parent 

 fish. The hatching period ranges from 140 to 200 days or more, de- 

 pending on the temperature. When hatched the larva is about | of an 

 inch long and the yolk sac is absorbed in about a month or six weeks. 



Food: The adult salmon in the sea feeds on herring, sand larvae, smelt, and 

 other small fishes, besides crustaceans, but during its stay in fresh 

 water it takes no food. 



Size: Fifteen to forty pounds, maximum sixty pounds. At the age of ten 

 months the lava measures about 1^ inches. 



References: 



1890: McIntosh and Prince, Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh, Vol. 35, 886. 



1898: Price, Report U. S. Fish Com. XXIII, 27. 



1903: Bean, Catalogue of the Fishes of New York, N. Y. State Museum 

 Bulletin, 60, 246. 



48. Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill). Brook Trout; Speckled Trout. 

 Geog. Dist.: East of the Mississippi, Savannah to Labrador. 

 Migrations: In fall, where communication exists, enters salt water, re- 

 maining through the winter. 

 • Season in R. I.: Common in fresh-water streams throughout the State. 

 Reported from brooks and small streams in Foster, Scituate, Gloces- 

 ter (Moosquitohawk and Huntinghouse brooks), North Smithfield, 

 Burrillville (Sucker and Brandy brooks), C oventry, West Greenwich, 

 Exeter, and North Kingstown. 



